Penn Highlands Elk
763 JOHNSONBURG ROAD, Saint Marys, PA 15857
Penn Highlands Elk in Saint Marys, PA has an average Medicare payment of $16,200 and a Value Score of C (60/100). Compare prices for 14 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Penn Highlands Elk
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Penn Highlands Elk at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Cost-wise, Penn Highlands Elk is mid-pack: $16,200 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Penn Highlands Elk's value rating (60/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for Penn Highlands Elk lists 14 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Transient Ischemia. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,389 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $16,064 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,696 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $59,980 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $17,242 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,323 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $24,235 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $11,703 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $7,989 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $6,460 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $14,715 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $14,901 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $18,213 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,886 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Penn Highlands Elk Compares
Penn Highlands Elk has an average Medicare payment of $16,200, 4% below the Pennsylvania state average of $16,898. That is 2% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (11% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (60/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Penn Highlands Elk Cost & Quality FAQ
Penn Highlands Elk has an average payment of $16,200 across 14 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Penn Highlands Elk has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Penn Highlands Elk has a Value Score of C (60/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Penn Highlands Elk offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 763 JOHNSONBURG ROAD, Saint Marys, PA 15857. Phone: (814) 788-8000.
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